Aiden Lucas Clancy
Appearance[]
Aiden has dark brown hair and green eyes. As a young adult, inspired by Aladdin from the 1992 Disney cartoon Aladdin, Dumbo from the 1941 Disney cartoon Dumbo, Timmy Brisby from The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue, Xavier Dobbs from Jurassic World: Rebirth, Virus-20 the Dog from Virus-20's Deviantart account and Fur Affinity account, Billy Jukes from Fox's Peter Pan and the Pirates, Skippy the Bush Kangaroo from Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown, Cameron from PJ Masks, and various young men from several music videos and 1980's Kodak commercials, among others, Aiden wears his trademark clothing consisting of a sports cap with the initials "A.L.C." on it on his head, a necklace chain with a pendant that reads the initials "A.L.C." on it around his neck, an opened vest that has his entire armpits, chest, diaphragm, and belly showing, plus his nipples and belly button are seen fully visible, a pair of jeans, and a pair of socks and sneakers on his feet.
Plot[]
In the episode "Birthday Presence", Aiden was born on September 25, 2009. The Book of Changes predicted his birth.
During his birth, Melinda needed an emergency C-section and Aiden suddenly went into fetal distress in the operating room. Carl, a Watcher, warned Melinda of her child’s power and the danger he may come into, and told her that Fate and Free Will would work together to decide whether or not the baby would live. When he was born, Aiden was not breathing, but he suddenly recovered to full health. Later in recovery, Melinda told Jim they would name the baby Aiden Lucas after Jim's father and Sam.
The show then jumps into the future to the year 2014 as they are celebrating Aiden's fifth birthday. Every year on his birthday something bad always happens; Delia and Melinda call it a birthday curse. Every year Aiden would strangely get sick or something would happen to Melinda or Jim. However, Aiden was actually being haunted by the ghost of a woman who died in childbirth while Melinda was giving birth to Aiden. The woman believed Aiden was the spirit of her dead son and she haunted Aiden every year on his birthday.
Melinda discovered this and found out that the ghost's son Tyler was actually alive and safe with his biological father and adoptive mother. Aiden saved Tyler in a bowling accident and Melinda helped the woman go into the light.
Later Carl revealed to Melinda that Aiden is an empath and can feel and experience other people's emotions. That is why he would get sick every year on his birthday, and why something went wrong with his birth. Aiden is also psychically connected to Melinda, but Melinda does not tell Aiden this because she wants him to have a normal life. The Book of Changes has an entry beside Aiden's name which reads "When the leaves fall, so will the Innocent", which Melinda worries that it means that something bad will happen to Aiden. It is also shown that Aiden can see things that Melinda can't see- the 'Shinies' and the 'Shadows'.
A few seasons later, the show jumps to Aiden's teenage years, then his young adulthood, as Aiden shares his experiences with his friends, counting his best friend, and his girlfriend, among others. However, he still has his powers from his childhood, as he tries to convince his friends, and later his girlfriend while dating with her on some occasions that Aiden still sees ghosts of dead people at first, but then, in the end, they all believed him from the start.
Powers and Abilities[]
Aiden has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts as his mother does, but can also see spirits he calls "the shinies". Aiden is also an empath and has a connection with his mother.